Easements

For developments where parts of our network are installed over shared land or through one lot to service a different lot, an easement is needed to protect and maintain our network installed within the boundary of your development.

The easement process

Request an existing network plan from beforeUDig or call 0800 463 896 Opt 1, to identify if, and where, the Chorus network is already in place at your planned site.

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Contact us if there is existing network at your development

If there is existing network, contact us so we can assess the potential impact of your development on our network, and decide whether your development can continue as planned or if our network needs to be removed or relocated.

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Remove or relocate our existing network (if needed)

If the network needs to be removed or relocated to allow the development to proceed, contact us on 0800 4 NETWORK (0800 463 896 Opt 3) to get this actioned.

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The easements are created

Once your development is completed, our team will contact you for your draft Land Title Plans. The Land Titles need to confirm the development in line with your original scheme plans. Any easements required need to be identified as an Easement in Gross in favour of Chorus New Zealand Limited. We require an easement width of 1.5m either side of the materials.

We aim to have the easement completed, scanned and emailed back to you within ten working days of receiving the required documents from your solicitor. A processing fee for the easement of $153.33 (including GST) will be invoiced to your solicitor once the documents are signed.